“Because you kick ass.” I divulged.
Delighted with what I stated, she sportively agreed.
Slowly, the hill encompassed us; nevertheless, I began babbling to myself and to her if she bothered to listen.
“Slow incline, quick decline.” Over and over I repeated constantly.
Swiftly, she caught on; she kept pace with me the whole way. The intensity of the hill was of a considerable potency; therefore, I felt it would never end. The steep and slanted ground created a predicament for most of the runners with bad ankles; consequently, I’m included in the “runners-with-ankle-probs-club”.
Now, scrambling uphill, I wondered if she would have tackled it as well as she did without me there; nevertheless, I can knowingly say that we both conquered that hill like kings. Sprinting as quickly as possible, we made it to approximately the last third of the race. Having no idea she could do that; she beamed. Happily, I acknowledged her grin with an implicit nod.
During the rest of the race, we whispered to each other under our breath.
“Way to go!” I said with a raspy and excited tone in my voice.
Eyes wide and a beaming smile on her blotchy face, she chuckled , “You